Tournament IS SOLD OUT 

UPPER PERK BRAVES 41st ANNUAL FOLKSTYLE

OPEN/NOVICE/GIRLS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

DATE:    Saturday, February 17, 2024

LOCATION:    Upper Perkiomen High School: 2 Walt Road Pennsburg Pennsylvania 18073

TIME:    Doors will open at 6:30 am. 

Split session start: NOVICE wrestlers must be checked-in by 7:15 am and will start wrestling at 8:00 am.

                          OPEN and GIRL wrestlers arrive at 12:00, wrestling will start promptly at 12:30.

WEIGH-IN:    NOVICE: No weigh-in! Honor system! Submit Actual Weight! Novice must check-in by 7:15 day of tournament

        GIRLS: No weigh-in! Honor system! Submit Actual Weight!

        OPEN: Thursday, February 15 at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Upper Perkiomen High School

            Friday, February 16 at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Upper Perkiomen High School (No weight changes)

            Saturday, February 17 at 7:30 am to 9:00 am at Upper Perkiomen High School (No weight changes)

            Remote locations to be announced. See locations at www.upperperkwrestling.net - “Upper Perk Tournament” tab

ENTRY FEE:     Registration: $40 per individual wrestler (no refunds)

         Team registration by 2/3/24: $34 per wrestler w/ 10 or more wrestlers registered on team form (no refunds)

REGISTRATION:    ON-LINE PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY! NO MAIL-IN, CALL-IN, OR WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS! 

On-line at: pywrestling.com  – Click on “Upper Perk Tournament”

Individual On-line registration will close on Wednesday, February 14 or when full. We will sell out so don’t delay!

Team registration requests must be handled directly through tournament director, Jake Engle (upperperkwrestlingtournament@gmail.com) 

RULES:    Modified PIAA Rules & PIAA Certified Referees will be used. Headgear and singlets are mandatory.

Bout length: 1-1-1. Overtime: 1 minute sudden victory, 30 second ride-out.

Wrestlers must be of age in the division they are competing on the day of the tournament. Wrestlers may enter more than one division, but no guaranteed rest time and you must pay separate entry fees. 

Challenges will be at the discretion of the tournament directors and must be done before wrestler completes his/her second match. Wrestlers should be within 2 pounds of weight class if challenged. Age challenges must have birth certificate present upon request by director and will be required by both parties involved in age challenge process. Participants with any skin disease must have a doctor note clearing participants to wrestle. All decisions final by tournament directors.

6 Mats will be used all day. Participants will wrestle on the same mat all day (no guarantee if more than one entry).

NOVICE     First & Second year wrestlers only! Wrestlers who placed 1st thru 3rd in any open tournament, regardless of being

DETAILS:    a first or second year wrestler, are not eligible for the novice division! This is strictly for novice caliber wrestlers!

First 250 paid wrestlers will be entered. Madison bracketing will be used to comprise 4, 5, & 6 Man Round Robin brackets. Wrestlers will be grouped by age and closest weight

Wrestlers must be within 2 pounds of the weight submitted on registration form if challenged.

NOVICE DIVISIONS: Pee Wee (6 & Under), Bantam (8 & Under), Midget (10 & Under)

NOVICE AWARDS: Our famous 4inch Olympic Style Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers, and smaller medals for other finishers in each class and division. Every NOVICE wrestler will receive a medal!

OPEN     First 300 paid wrestlers will be entered. Wrestlers will be seeded by experience and 2021-2022 winning percentage.

DETAILS:     Double elimination tournament for bracketed weight classes. We reserve the right to combine weight classes with 3 or less wrestlers and/or round robin weight classes with 5 or less wrestlers.

OPEN DIVISIONS & WEIGHT CLASSES:

Bantam (8 & Under): 46, 50, 55, 60, 66, 74, 82, 90, HWT (120 MAX)

Midget (10 & Under): 56, 60, 64, 70, 76, 84, 92, 102, HWT (135 MAX)

Junior (12 & Under): 66, 72, 78, 84, 92, 100, 110, 122, HWT (170 MAX)

OPEN AWARDS: will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers in each weight class in each division.

GIRLS         Girls Divisions:

DETAILS:    Must be 12 years old or younger on the day of the tournament

Madison Style Bracketing: Wrestlers will be grouped according to weight and age as best as possible. 

**Age and weight groups may be combined in order to create complete brackets.**

GIRLS DIVISION AWARDS: will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place finishers in each weight class in each division.

ADMISSION:    Coaches/All other attendees $7.00      (No charge to wrestlers and students 5 & Under)

MORE INFO:    Questions email: upperperkwrestlingtournament@gmail.com

CONCESSIONS:     Food will be served all day starting at 7:00 am. T-Shirts and Wrestling Gear will be available for purchase.

WAIVER:    Wrestlers are entered at their own risk. Wrestlers, Wrestler’s Parent/Guardian/ Coach agree to not hold liable the

        UPHS and/or their Staff, UPTC, Tournament Officials, Referees, Coaches, Volunteers, or Any Person associated

        with this tournament, for any injuries or losses, during and/or in transit to or from this tournament.